Low genetic diversity in Antarctic populations of the lichenforming ascomycete Cetraria aculeata and its photobiont

Polar Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Domaschke, Stephanie ^a,b   Fernández Mendoza, Fernando ^a,b   García, Miguel A ^c   Martín, María P ^c   Printzen, Christian ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cetraria aculeata; Genetic diversity; Global change; Lichens; Polar lichens; Trebouxia jamesii

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLONIZATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNGUS; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREEN ALGA; LICHEN; POPULATION GENETICS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ASCOMYCOTA; CETRARIA ACULEATA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; TREBOUXIA JAMESII;

EID: 84863772197     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v31i0.17353     Document Type: Article

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